Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Journal for Religion Film and Media
ISSN 2617-3697 · eISSN 2414-0201 · Karl Franzens Universität Graz · Austria
Journal for Religion Film and Media: fully open access; no APC; review about 33 weeks (community reports); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal for Religion Film and Media is published by Karl Franzens Universität Graz. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cinema History and Criticism, Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies and Media, Religion, Digital Communication, together about 45.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JRFM is a peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication without author fees. It offers a platform for scholarly research in the broad field of religion and media, with a particular interest in audiovisual and interactive forms of communication. It engages with the challenges arising from the dynamic development of media technologies and their interaction with religion. JRFM publishes peer-reviewed articles in English that focus on visual and audiovisual media, feature film, documentary, advertising, interactive internet-based media and other forms of communication in their interdependencies with contemporary or historical forms of religion. It critically reflects on theories and methods, studies on intermediality, phenomenological and comparative approaches to media and religion across different cultures and periods. The main focus lies on contemporary phenomena, but diachronic analysis of the interaction between religion, film and media is also promoted as an essential facet of study.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, Germany 1, Netherlands 1, Switzerland 1, Finland 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities19.1%
- Religious, Philosophical, and Educational StudiesSocial Sciences17.8%
- Media, Religion, Digital CommunicationArts and Humanities9%
- Ethics, Aesthetics, and ArtArts and Humanities7.2%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities4.3%
- Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative FictionArts and Humanities4%
- Study and Philosophy of ReligionArts and Humanities3.5%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q3 | 416/697 | 40th |
| Religious Studies | Q3 | 530/760 | 30th |
| Communication | Q4 | 496/541 | 8th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 471 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 5 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 10 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 16 |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | 20 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 6 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 33 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Content licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Model summary
The content of this journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Only original articles not under review elsewhere are considered for publication. Model summary
Only original articles not under review elsewhere are considered for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Karl Franzens Universität Graz
- Country or region
- Austria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2617-3697
- Electronic ISSN
- 2414-0201
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal for Religion Film and Media
How long does peer review take at Journal for Religion Film and Media?
Authors report an average review time of about 33 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal for Religion Film and Media based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), Germany (1) and Netherlands (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal for Religion Film and Media?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal for Religion Film and Media is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal for Religion Film and Media open access, and what is the APC?
Journal for Religion Film and Media is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .